The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"I just told you not to think about it anymore." Yu Jin lowered his arm and squatted down on the ground.

"What's the point of your opinions? You're using people as guinea pigs. At least you should ask what they think, right?"

As he spoke, Ember shook the Hilichurl in front of him who had closed its eyes to rest.

"#&?(Do you want to become human?)"

"Biat!"

Yu Jin scratched his head and stood up.

"Wow! What did this Hilichurl say? Why did it suddenly get so excited?" Paimon was startled when he saw the Hilichurl's voice suddenly become louder.

"That's an insult, don't learn it." Ember looked at the Hilichurls who were gradually quieting down again and decided to ask others.

Anyway, I've carried more than one Hilichurl through, and maybe there's a Hilichurl who wants to become human?

Soon, around the dark altar, the sound of "Biat" could be heard one after another.

"Ember is amazing. He doesn't even get angry after being scolded so many times." Paimon couldn't help but admire Ember's magnanimity as he continued to tirelessly disturb the Hilichurls' rest.

Although he didn't know what the Hilichurl was cursing, Paimon was somewhat impressed by the fact that Paimon could withstand so many insults without showing any anger.

"So you should learn from them since they're seniors. Don't bite me every time you eat their food."

Ying stood with her hands on her hips, her eyelids drooping as she looked at Paimon.

"You're the one who should be correcting yourself!" Paimon stomped his foot angrily in the air after hearing Ying's words.

Just as everyone was chatting, Ember carried a Hilichurl over from the shadows.

"It's done, he's willing!" Ember said to the crowd as he leaned the Hilichurl against the wall.

"Really?!" Yuan Shang, who had been utterly bored, suddenly perked up. His fiery red eyes, which were fixed on the Hilichurl, revealed boundless desire.

He looks like a pervert.

“Absolutely true! Well, I’ll check again!” Yu Jin thought for a moment. He couldn’t be too careful about this kind of question, so he bent down again.

"&◎ (I'll say it again, it's very dangerous, you could die!)"

The Hilichurl nodded and unexpectedly uttered a Teyvat phrase.

"Ella, my friend."

"The Hilichurl is speaking human language!" Paimon exclaimed, but fell silent after seeing the Hilichurl's hopeful gaze.

"Ella? That name sounds familiar."

Ying frowned. She felt that the name "Ella" sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

"Ira Musk, the little girl who always loved running around the Mondstadt library and the wilderness."

"She seems to always like to ask adventurers to escort her to communicate with Hilichurls. I've done it several times."

Ember quickly realized who the Hilichurls were talking about—a little girl named Ella Musk, who also claimed to be a scholar of Hilichurl language.

Yu Jin initially didn't believe that she could earn a scholar's degree at such a young age, but now it seems that geniuses are all around us!

"It was her! I remember now!" Ying suddenly realized, and she accepted Ella's request.

This little girl always likes to have her carry a note to read to the Hilichurls, but since Ying knows nothing about Hilichurls, this request will most likely turn into clearing out Hilichurl camps.

Later on, Ying rarely saw Ella asking her for favors anymore.

"I remember her wish was to one day make friends with Hilichurls?" Ying said, stroking her chin with some uncertainty.

“It’s obvious that her wish has been fulfilled.” Ember nodded, but he didn’t know if Ella herself knew it.

Chapter 598 Dayne's Entanglement with the Abyss

2024-04-10

"Is it really okay?"

At the center of the bright altar, the pool above was churning and swirling upside down. Ember looked up at the abyss above, where the Abyssal Codex had been turned upside down, his gaze never leaving it.

"Well... how could I possibly guarantee that?" Yuan Shang felt the gazes around him and shrank back.

He's only a dabbler; he doesn't even know if the experimental data he used on himself would work on Hilichurls.

"Alright, you go first." Upon hearing this, Ember waved his hand helplessly at Abyss. As he spoke, his gaze fell on the Hilichurl volunteer lying on the ground beside the altar.

In case of any unforeseen circumstances, he could easily bring the Hilichurl back to his side. After all, given the relationship between humans and Hilichurls, finding such a volunteer would be extremely difficult.

"Alright! I'm going to begin!" Yuan Shang nodded upon hearing this. He took a deep breath and slowly released the Abyss Codex from his palm.

The heavy book, entwined with thorns, floated in the air. Soon, the book began to move on its own without any wind.

Nodding, a yellowish-white light emanated from the large book. After accumulating to a certain level, Yuan Shang released the restriction on the power within the book.

The light spread upwards from the Abyss Codex, eventually merging with the churning water above.

"Om-"

The familiar buzzing sound reached Yuan Shang's ears, causing him to tense up involuntarily. However, after feeling a strange force sweep across his body without causing any pain, Yuan Shang breathed a sigh of relief.

The long period of being beaten wasn't entirely without its benefits; at least now, Yuan Shang can easily control the power emitted by the device.

The invisible waves continued to spread outwards, and soon the Hilichurls lying on the ground began to change.

Its motionless body trembled uncontrollably at first, and then a black aura emerged from its body.

"Biat!!!"

The dying Hilichurl curled up into a ball and uttered a curse word that was almost distorted and unique to Hilichurls.

"Not good!" Upon seeing this, Yu Jin kicked off with both legs and transformed into a blur to pull the Hilichurl out.

"The Abyss Order!!!"

It wasn't just Ember who made a move; others did too, though none of them were present.

His dark blue cloak was wrinkled from the panic, and the longsword in his hand emitted a sharp, cold light, as if the sword itself was radiating light.

Dain, the man who had always followed in the footsteps of the Abyss Order, appeared here.

However, he was a little confused at this moment. Dain clenched his empty hand and immediately realized what was happening.

Even with all my strength, I couldn't steal a Hilichurl. The enemy at this stronghold is not to be underestimated!

"Dain? What are you doing here?" Ember patted Dain on the shoulder from behind, making the latter tremble.

"Hoo..." After exhaling a deep breath, Dain straightened up and put away the longsword that was gleaming with a cold light in his hand.

"How amazing, I always see Dain wherever the Abyss Order is." It was another familiar voice. Dain turned his head and saw Paimon flying in through the gap in the wall, and Luminous walking behind Paimon.

Seeing Yuan Shang squatting on the ground drawing circles, and then seeing the Hilichurl with black smoke emanating from Yu Jin's shoulder, Ying knew that the outcome this time might not be good.

"Why are you associating with the Abyss Order?" Dain asked warily, noticing three Abyss mages surrounding an Abyss Singer.

The Abyss Singer is, in some ways, even more troublesome than the Abyss Apostles. After all, the Abyss Apostles only know how to fight, while the Abyss Singer uses their brain.

"The Abyss Order? This is the spy we met in the Abyss Order!" Paimon said, arms crossed, looking smug.

"An undercover agent? Impossible. How could the Abyss Order have an undercover agent?" Dain immediately shook his head. Abyss monsters are fearless of death; the concept of betrayal simply doesn't exist for them.

"Right! Who said we were undercover agents?!" Upon hearing Paimon's words, Yuan Shang immediately snapped out of his self-imposed, circling-like state.

He stood up and sternly refuted Paimon's claim that he was an undercover agent.

"See! I told you! Don't expect to avoid conflict when dealing with the Abyss Order!" Dain snorted coldly when he saw Abyss's agitation.

Although it is unknown how this Abyss Singer deceived Paimon and Luminous, it is clear that his true colors have now been exposed!

“But Yuan Shang really told us about the Abyss Order’s plan, and even let us participate in his mission.” Paimon thought Yuan Shang was just being stubborn.

"Hmph, that only proves he's using you guys." Dayin remained unmoved, staring intently at Yuan Shang, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Loud knocking sounds rang out one after another, and Paimon, Yuan Shang, and Dain all had large bumps on their heads from being knocked on by Ember.

"Everyone, quiet down! There's a patient recovering from their injuries." Ember ran to the center of the group and pointed to the Hilichurl next to him, who was wrapped up like a dumpling.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang immediately abandoned his idea of ​​exchanging trash talk with Dain. He ran to the injured Hilichurl's side and slightly loosened the bandages on its body that were soaked in some kind of red liquid.

Beneath the blood-stained bandages lay the Hilichurl's festering skin, and the Hilichurl itself was struggling to breathe.

Fortunately, Ember somehow managed to heal the Hilichurls' ulcerated skin, and it seems they will be back to normal soon.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Yuan Shang only glanced at it before immediately rewrapping the bandage.

Not only that, he also bowed and apologized three times in a row.

This startled Dain, who was standing nearby. He had never seen the words "I'm sorry" come out of the mouth of an Abyss Singer before in all his years of life.

“I’m starting to believe what you’re saying,” Dain nodded, speaking to Paimon and Luminous beside him.

“I told you long ago, Yuan Shang and the others are different from other abyssal monsters.” Yu Jin walked over and looked Dain up and down.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Dain took a few steps back. The way Ember was looking at him made him a little flustered.

"Nothing, I was just curious how you ended up in this godforsaken place." Ember shrugged. He couldn't very well say that he wanted Dain to be the laborer and carry the Hilichurls from the Rocky Abyss over, could he?

"You chased after an Abyss Apostle, what about you?" Dain breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Ember didn't have any tricks up his sleeve.

"Yes, because of the Abyss Order's plans and mission," Ember said, pointing to the altar and then to the Hilichurl lying on the ground beside it.

"Plans and missions?" Dain looked at Yuan Shang. It seemed that this guy really was an undercover agent, even managing to involve others in the Abyss Order's missions.

"Yes, according to what Abyss Singer said, the Abyss Order seems to want to use the ancient ruins here to turn the Hilichurls back into Kanrias."

Ember revealed the Abyss Order's plans in the Laminar Abyss, to which Dain responded with sarcasm.

"That's wishful thinking. It seems the Abyss Order has been underground for too long and their brains have grown mushrooms."

Dain looked at his palm, chuckled softly, and shook his head. His smile contained helplessness, mockery, and disdain.

Dain seemed to find the Abyss Order's plan utterly unacceptable from the bottom of his heart.

"Don't be so sure. At least this place can suppress the curse, right?" Seeing Dain's certainty, Ember felt a bit like lecturing him.

“You’re right, this place can indeed suppress the curse.” Dain raised his head and took a few deep breaths. Since arriving here, the pain in his body had lessened considerably.

But soon he lowered his head again. "But I'm sure this can't possibly cleanse the curse from a Hilichurl!"